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You need a non-Jewish neighbor to perform this Passover ritual. Thank heavens.

Selling leavened products before the holiday is an exercise in interfaith trust and relationship, writes a Hebrew Bible scholar at Villanova University.

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How ‘October 8’ and ‘The Encampments,’ two new documentaries on America post-Oct. 7, talk right past each other

The films offer diametrically opposed perspectives on the pro-Palestinian protests that erupted after the Hamas attacks.

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The Passover seder is a model for healing democracies in peril

Fighting tyranny starts with embracing and amplifying our shared national narratives, writes a scholar at the Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies.

What to do differently when a seder falls on Saturday night — and why it matters

Dara Horn’s gonzo, time-traveling children’s Passover book wants people to love living Jews

Why I turned down an invitation to speak at Temple Emanu-El’s 180th anniversary Shabbat service

I help tell Jewish women’s stories. Trump’s attacks on diversity are an assault on everyone’s history.

Cory Booker spoke at a synagogue on Yom Kippur. Its rabbi says Jews should learn from his 25-hour Senate speech.

How the Yiddish writer Chaim Grade’s last novel was rescued from the archives, and wrestled into print

These Modern Orthodox and observant Jews want to change their community’s conversation around the Gaza war

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